Martin FowlerAug 6, 2023

+1 to @jwz 's argument that replies to posts on mastodon should be treated similarly to comments on blogs

https://www.jwz.org/blog/2023/08/mastodons-mastodonts/

Mastodon's Mastodon'ts

There are a few fundamentally broken things about how Mastodon posts work that are terrible vectors for abuse, as well as being bad for basic usability. Maybe they are fixable, I don't know. To be clear: I am a fan of Mastodon. I have been enjoying my time there much more than I ever enjoyed Twitter or Facebook or Instagram. And I am 100% in the "I won't touch anything Jack Dorsey has ...

Show threadLeigh GarlandAug 6, 2023
@mfowler @jwz This doesn't feel like social media. Down voting maybe? But deleting replies feels a lot like a tool of those that want to silence dissent.
Show threadLeigh GarlandAug 6, 2023

@mfowler @jwz I feel like this is one of those cases where using extreme behaviour justifies creating behaviour that creates justification for more extreme behaviour. I.e

"I asked a question that I thought was reasonable, but the OP deleted it. What should I infer from this?"

Show threadjwz
@toychicken @mfowler You should infer from that, the person to whom you are replying does not welcome you into their living room. If you have opinions on that, post them elsewhere.
Aug 6, 2023 at 8:43amWeb
Show threadLeigh GarlandAug 6, 2023
@jwz @mfowler Cool cool cool. So OP can state opinion and "own the conversation" but commenters are second-class citizens with no valid points unless they agree, or disagree the "correct way". Great way to create a state of power for those with 'reach' and silence those without.
That's not a living room, that's a podium.
Show threadjwzAug 6, 2023
@toychicken Yes. You have correctly understood my position.